See which days are being observed in the month of March!

• March | NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH A month-long celebration to celebrate and honor women as significant agents of historical change, recognizing historical achievements and progress made by notable women in history.
• March 2 | NINETEEN DAY FAST The Nineteen-Day Fast is a nineteen-day period of the year, during which members of the Bahá'í Faith adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset fast.
• March 4 | MAHA SHIVARATRI Also called Shiva Ratri, the Great Night of Shiva, is a festival in reverence of the god Shiva. The festival is celebrated at the 13th night or 14th day of the waning moon in the Hindu calendar (month of February or March of the English calendar).
• March 5 | SHROVE TUESDAY A day of penitence as well as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. Also known as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and Carnival Day as this day is observed in many ways worldwide.
• March 6 | ASH WEDNESDAY The first day of Lent for Western Christian churches, a 40-day period of spiritual preparation for Easter, not counting Sundays.
• March 8 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women worldwide.
• March 21 | NOWRÚZ A traditional ancient Iranian festival celebrating the first day of Spring and the Iranian New Year. Also celebrated as New Year’s Day in Baha’i tradition.
• March 21 | HOLLA MOHALLA An annual event which is a martial arts parade historically coinciding with Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. Celebrations related to Holla Mohalla may be held in various locations over several weekends preceding the actual date of the holiday.
• March 21 | HOLI A spring festival in India and Nepal dedicated to the god of pleasure, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of sharing love.
• March 21 | MAGHA PUJA Also known as Sangha Day, it commemorates the spontaneous assembly of 1,250 disciples, completely enlightened monks, in the historical Buddha's presence.
• March 21 | PURIM The “Feast of Lots” marks the salvation of the Jews of ancient Persia from extermination.
• MARCH 21 | INT’L DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Call to action to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination worldwide.